No. 101 in Malay
tiada
"Tiada" means "not" or "none" in English.
In a sentence
Saya tiada di rumah sekarang.
I am not at home currently.
In this sentence, 'tiada' is used as a negation, indicating the absence of the subject at the location.
Masalah ini tiada penyelesaian yang mudah.
This problem does not have an easy solution.
Here, 'tiada' negates the existence of an easy solution to the problem.
Dia percaya bahawa tiada perkara yang mustahil.
He believes that nothing is impossible.
In this context, 'tiada' is utilized to express 'nothing,' indicating the non-existence of impossibilities.
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